Celebrating With Champagne In The Morning

Blue Turtle Tea and Spice owner Alex Maddox, second from left, celebrates with friends and family a champagne toast for the grand reopening of her store on East College Saturday morning. My Final Photo for February 8, 2025.

Blue Turtle Tea and Spice owner Alex Maddox, second from left, celebrates with friends and family a champagne toast for the grand reopening of her store on East College Saturday morning. My Final Photo for February 8, 2025.

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It Was Game Time

It Was Game Time

A stylist and her client engage in multitasking at a salon by simultaneously watching the Ohio State-Michigan game on a cellphone propped on a shelf in the styling booth during the hair appointment. My Final Photo for November 25, 2023.

Combining Before Sunset

Combining Before Sunset

Kevin Scott dumps corn into a wagon as he works towards darkening skies at sunset running the combine at the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for November 24, 2023.

Silent Memorial

Silent Memorial

A woman watched eight helium-filled balloons float over Hoover Reservoir after she released the silent memorial from Red Bank Park at the lake on thanksgiving Day. My Final Photo for November 23, 2023.

Thankfully Finished

Thankfully Finished

Florists at Talbott’s Flowers in Uptown Westerville finish building Thanksgiving table centerpieces and a birthday centerpiece as they work toward the end of the day before the holiday. My Final Photo for November 22, 2023.

Power Problem Prevention

Power Problem Prevention

A city contractor cuts overhanging limbs from trees near power lines on West College Avenue to eliminate flickering lights caused by branches brushing the lines. My Final Photo for November 21, 2023.

Parapet Repairs

Parapet Repairs

A pair of brick masons repair the parapet at The Gathering Place on North State Street in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for November 20, 2023.

The 400 Turkeys

The 400 Turkeys

Volunteers stack almost 400 frozen turkeys donated Sunday morning at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church for the food kitchen at Holy Rosary/St. John in downtown Columbus. My Final Photo for November 19, 2023.

On The Way Home

On The Way Home

Leah Paugh walks along the wall of Old Bag of Nails where the setting sun reflected from the building across the street lights her way home. My Final Photo for November 18, 2023.

Heritage Leaves

Heritage Leaves

Fall leaves float along the edge of the pond beside the restored home and Everal Barn at Heritage Park on a rainy Friday afternoon. My Final Photo for November 17, 2023.

Surround Success

Surround Success

Workers replace a manhole cover after completing the drilling for a concrete surround and raising the manhole to the height of Sunbury Road. My Final Photo for November 16, 2023.

Night Harvest

Night Harvest

Kevin Scott and Rodney Parker work into the night to fill wagons with soybeans harvested from the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for November 15, 2023.

Roofer’s Edge

Roofer’s Edge

A roofer seals seams along the edge of a new roofing bladder installed at 18 North State Street in Uptown. My Final Photo for November 14, 2023.

Replacing Walk/Don’t Walk

Replacing Walk/Don’t Walk

The intersection of Africa Road and County Line Road gets new polycarbonate crosswalk signals replacing the original aluminum signals that had reached end of life. My Final Photo for June 12, 2024.

Hay Field Striping

Hay Field Striping

Stripes of green freshly planted grasses between aged hay mark sections of the Sharp Farm hayfield which was recently tilled for soil studies on the land the city purchased more than a year ago for development. My Final Photo for June 11, 2024.

In His Homemade Wooden Boat

In His Homemade Wooden Boat

Doug Rudy sails his homemade wooden boat, Grace, onto the choppy waters of Hoover Reservoir on a windy and chilly Monday afternoon. My Final Photo for June 10, 2024.

Hoover Swallows

Hoover Swallows

A barn swallow turns to leave its nest after feeding the young birds born in its mud home on the ceiling walls of the pavilion on the east end of Hoover Dam. My Final Photo for June 9, 2024.

Market Bubble Mania

Market Bubble Mania

A young boy plays with bubbles blowing in the wind from the bubble machine in the youth corner of the Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 8, 2024.

The Afternoon Race

The Afternoon Race

Afternoon sailors run relaxed races in the stiff winds moving dynamic cloud structures over Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for June 7, 2024.

Presenting The Board The Board

Presenting The Board The Board

Serena Lehmann holds a fence board as her husband, Marc, explains to the Uptown Review Board his selection of the stain to be used if the board approves a fence behind their home. My Final Photo for June 6, 2024.